Bundling-press



1. L. HERMAN. BUNDLING PRESS. APPLICATION HLED sEPT.1s,191.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

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1. L. HERMAN.

BUNDLING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1a, 1918. Y 1,358,952. Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH L. HERMAN', OF BARTONVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO KEYSTONE SIEEL & WIRE COMPANY, OF BARTONVILLE, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS,

BUNDLING-PRESS.

To all 'wwm t 'may concern.' i i Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. HERMAN, a Citizen of the United States, a resident of Bartonville, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented'nevv and useful Improvements in Bundling-Presses, et which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to a bundling press, and relates more particularly to a machine for compressing coils of'vvire into comparatively small and easily handled packages for shipment. Y

The press, in its preferred embodiment, comprises a support for a coil of wire; means cooperating with the support or compressing the coil into a small and compact bundle, and means adapted to b e actuated bysteam, air or water for operating said cooperating means.

That the invention may be more fully understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ot the descriptionin Which- 0 Figure 1 is an elevatiompartly in section, showing a bundling press embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the press, omitting the means for feeding-the steam, air or water to the press, and

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the press proper, as the same would appear 'if taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the gures.l

It is the practice, in wire mills, to coil the galvanized or black wire into bundles, usually, with a corresponding number of feet yin each coil and 0f a certain specified weight; having in mind, of course, that wire is drawn in dilierent sizes. The coils oi wire when taken from the reels, are usually rather loose and even though tied, are more or less bulky and inconvenient to handle, when shipped.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a bundling press, by means of which coils of Wire of considerable weight maybe compressed into a comparatively small space,

thereby making a smaller and easily handled package lfor shipment. l

In the drawings, 1 and 2 designate cylinders, arranged one above the other, in axial alinement. The cylinder 1 is preferably located within a well 8, below the iioor line, so that the operative parts of the press may be Within easy reach of an operator. Opera-t-v ing in the cylinder 1 is a piston head 4 and Specification of Letters Patent. Patentd NOV. 16, 1920 Application filed September 18, 1918.

Serial No. 254,640.

connected with said piston head 4 is a piston nod 5, also operating through the cylinder 2. 'Ihe cylinder 2 is provided with a series o1" diametricaliy opposed longitudinally arranged openings 6 through which project radially disposed arms 'i' connected with a bracket 8 secured to the piston rod 5, so as to be moved up and down, with the movement of said piston rod.

Secured to the upper end of the cylinder 2 is a castin0- or head 9, which'is provided with a plurality 0f radially disposed forms or rests 10 having the concave seats 11` adapted to receive the coils of wire. The forms or rests 10, are directly above and in the same plane with the arms 7 of the bracket 8.

Pivotally connected with the outer end of each arm 7 is a member 12, normally upstanding from said arm 7, and formed with a curved hook 18, adapted to engage and partially encircle the coil of wire, in a manner similar to the concave seat 11 in the form or rest 10.

rIhe bracket 8 may be moved from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, to the dotted line position in said figure. In the former position, the coil of wire is compressed. In the latter position, the members 12 may be swung outwardly to permit the compressed coil to be removed Jfrom the press, and another coil placed for compressino. he piston head 4 may be reciprocated by several different forces, steam, air or water and the same admitted to and taken from `the cylinder 1 through the pipes 14 and 15 which are connected, preferably to a tour way valvel, controlled by a lever 17, and said pipes 14 and 15 then continued on to a suitable source of supply.

' The operation of the machine, is as Jfollows: Assuming the bracket 8 with the members 12 being in the position, as shown bythe dotted lines in Fig. 3, the coil or bundle of` wire isplaced inthe concave seats 11 of the forms or rests 10. The hooks 13 are then brought into a position directly over the bundle of wire; the lever 17 of the four way valve 16 is moved to admit the steam, air or water on top of the piston head 4, forcing the piston head downwardly and with it the piston rod 5, bracket 8 and members 12; the hooks 13 of said members 12 engaging and partially encircling said bundle of wire, as shown in full lines` in Fig. By gaging the pressure on the piston h ead 47, the correct amount of pressure can be obtained to compress the bundle of Wire into the smallest possible coil or bundle;

Y the operation is repeated.

What I claim is-.-

1.I In a machine of the character de scribed, in" combination, an immovable rest arranged for' supporting a bundle of Wire, compressing'means, and means for moving said compressing means into Vcompressing engagement with saidy bundle of Wire.

2. ln a machine of theV character described, in combination, an immovable rest ar'ral'i'ged for supporting'a bundle or Wire and comprising a plurality of arms each having a concave seat to receive the bundle, compressing means, and means for moving said compressingl means into compressing engagement with said bundle of Wire.

3. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an immovable rest arranged for' supporting a bundle of Wire, compressing means, and means to move the same into compressing engagement With said bundle or Wire for operating" said compressing means, said' operatingmeans being actuated by a power Which is flexible, Whereby the operator may gage the pressure or saidI compressing means.

4C; In a machine of the character described, in combination, al rest for a bundle of Wire comprising a plu'rality'or arms, each having a concave seat, a bracket movable relatively to said arms, a plurality or members having a pivotal connection with said bracket, each memberhaving a hooked end, and means for moving' said bracket.V

V5. ln a machine or the character des'cribed, in combinatiomran immovable rest for supporting a bundle orv wire, means movable relatively' to said" rest, means on said movable means adapted toV engage the bundleor ivire and in coperation ivith said .supporting rest compress said bundle or Wire, and' means for actuating said movable means.

6. In a A machine or the character del scribed, in' combination, a support for a .bundle or" Wire,- a member movable towardl headv for the top cylinder having a plurality or radially disposed armisrformmg rests for a bundle or Wire, a piston rod operating through said cylinders, a piston head operating in the lower cylinder and connected to said pistonrod, a bracket in: saidY top cylinder and secured to said piston rod, rz'rdially disposed arms connected with said bracket, hooks having a pivotal connection with saidarms, and a source or power for moving said piston head, alternately in opposite directions; Y

y 8. In a machinev or the character Y described, in combination, an'4 upstanding support, sustaining means extending radially from said support, and compressing means movable longitudinally of said support and also arranged to be moved laterallyrfromand toivard saidl sustaining means.

9. In a machine of the character described, in combination, an' upstanding cylindric'al member, asupport at the head end or" said cylinder having' a plurality or ra'- dially disposed' arms formed with seats to receive a bundle of Wire, compressingV means including members formed with' bundle engaging portions, said members manually movable into engaging position with the bundle of ivire, and means operable Within saidy cylindrical member for actuating said compressing means.

10. In a machine of the character de'- scribed, in combinatiom'a-n upstanding cylindrical member' provided vvith a plurality of vertically disposed slots, a support at the head end or saidv cylinder having av pluralityY or radially disposed arms formed With seats to receive a` bundle ofwire, a member movable in' said cylinder and provided with radiallyv disposed arms movable in the slots or said cylinder a-nd lying inthe same vertical plane With the radiall arms of the support, means reciprocally arranged vvithin the cylinder for moving said member, means for' operating said reciprocal means, and compressing means connected With the arms or saidV member and arranged to co-ac't With the arms of said support for compressing a bundle of Wire thereon.

1l. In a machine or the character described, in combination, an upstandi'n'g cylindrical member provided with a' plurality of vertically disposed slots, a support at the head end' of said' cylinder having' a plurality or radially disposed arms formed With seats to receive a bundle or Wire, al member movable in said cylinder and provided with radially disposed arms'm'ovable'in the slots of said cylinder and lying in lthe" samev vertical plane With theJ radi'alarms of the support, means reciprocally arranged Within the cylinder for moving said member, means for operating said reciprocal means, and a com- Y pressing member' pivotally connected ivith each ann or said memberand arranged@ be swung outwardly and subsequently inwardly to be drawn downwardly to co-act with the arms of the support to compress a bundle of wire supported thereon.

l2. In a machine of the character de! scribed, in combination, a support arranged with a bundle of wire sustaining means including concave seats in which to receive the bundle of wire, means movable toward and from said sustaining means and including a plurality of members having concave portions to co-act with the corresponding seats in the sustaining means for compress ing a bundle of wire in the latter.

ln witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand this 16th day of September,

JOSEPH L. ,HERMAN 

